HOT!

The last few days have been HOT...upper 90s (nearing 100) and humid! UGH!

Some of the activity at our house during the heat wave:
Air conditioner made horrible noise and died 3:45 am Friday morning...
Shopping trip for new air conditioner...6:30 pm Friday evening...
Alternating periods of hot & sweaty daily tasks, hiding in the air conditioned bedroom and playing in the water. Gotta love slip n slide...

At one point Em stated, "thank God for Moms...and water!" Oh if I could have her innocence and cheery outlook...especially in this sweltering heat. She makes the best of a situation and usually ends up having lots of fun and truly enjoying the moment. I should follow her example a little more often!!

P.S. I did run through the sprinkler with her!!

The good life...

Her favorite "tunes" in her new mp3 player and some Memorial Day parade cotton candy...doesn't get much better than this!

Silly!

Appreciation

Emily's Tae Kwan Do school has a monthly theme and they are asked to complete a list of 10 items related to the topic. May's assignment is to list 10 things that they appreciate.

As I often have a glass "half empty" attitude and see the negative in things, I have decided to challenge myself to create a list of things that I appreciate and am thankful for. Here's a start...

1. My sweet and thoughtful daughter who brings in the mail (often with some freshly picked dandelions)

2. My husband who went grocery shopping Saturday afternoon in the pouring rain (while I took a nap)

3. Cuddling with my daughter while she reads to me

4. Modern medicine (as I deal with a sinus infection...again? still?)

5. An upcoming long weekend with a parade that'll pass by the end our our street

6. Blooming Oriental Poppies in my flower garden

Stay tuned for more...

New Rank

It's official...Emily has advanced to Orange Belt in Tae Kwan Do. She had her testing and belt ceremony last evening. So, as promised, we went to Friendly's tonight for dinner. And then on to the school's art show at the mall. There was some really amazing works to see. The kids do a great job and the art teacher is just fantastic!

I am so proud of Em! She really works hard.